Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by Vecr on Saturday February 11, 2023 @06:26PM
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I don't think they can send a balloon the US can't shoot down, but the problem with using ground or sea based interceptors, or longer range jet-launched missiles launched from below is identification and proper targeting. The US might not want to take the risk of hitting the wrong thing/a misidentified object.
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by dirtyid on Saturday February 11, 2023 @06:34PM
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Bug reason why PRC aviation / airspace is stressed is because PLA has priority intercepting US recon. If balloons cause comparable stress on commercial US aviation then problems with ID becomes part of the strategy. Exposing CONUS vunerability and fallout of domestic politics might be the point.